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mumbo jumbo

How many syllables in mumbo jumbo?

  4 syllables

Divide mumbo jumbo into syllables:   mum-bo jum-bo
Primary syllable stress:   mum-bo jum-bo
Secondary syllable stress:   mum-bo jum-bo
How to say mumbo jumbo:

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